IKEA in Sunrise is celebrating its 5th birthday on Saturday and you get the gifts.

Starting at 9 a.m., the first 500 visitors will get a mystery birthday present and a free photo booth memento.

The birthday bash continues throughout the day, with free face painting for kids and free birthday cake with purchase of meatball entree sin the restaurant on Saturday and Wednesday.

The Florida Grand Opera Young Artists Studio also will be giving impromptu opera performances throughout the store.

Prize giveaways include a chance to win a dream kitchen by texting IKEA to 69222 and spins on the IKEA family prize wheel to win gift cards and more.

“South Florida is our home and we want to show our appreciation to the community for five great years,” said Peter Steinweg, IKEA Sunrise store manager, in a release. “And since birthdays are all about celebrating with family, we’re inviting everyone to join IKEA FAMILY, our free loyalty program. It’s a great way for us to reward our biggest fans with big savings on our birthday… and every day!”

Since opening on October 17, 2007, the store estimates it's sold approximately 17-million cubic feet of merchandise, dished up 15 million meatballs, served 2 million frozen yogurts and hot dogs and recycled more than 6,453,649 pounds of cardboard. The store soon expects to install 4,368 solar panels on the roof, according to a press release.

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Doreen Christensen has never paid full price for anything. If there is a way to save on something, she will find it and share how you can save, too. Doreen is a senior reporter covering consumer news, health, beauty and features for the online and print editions of the Sun Sentinel. A 32-year veteran of the newspaper, she previously was a senior copy editor on the universal copy desk. Doreen spends her time off hunting bargains, clipping coupons, gardening and traveling.

Justine Griffin covers retail and marine business for the Sun Sentinel. She is a Tampa Bay native who graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2010. After spending a year covering crime in St. Augustine, Fla., she moved to Fort Lauderdale and made the switch to business journalism. When she’s not writing, she’s riding horses and spending time with her whippet puppy, Josie.

Marcia Heroux Pounds is the Sun Sentinel's workplace columnist when she's not shopping for shoes. She also writes about small business, which allows her to visit many of South Florida's unique shops and boutiques.